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Vernon Barrett Jr. won’t be winning any father of the year awards—what he has done, instead, is ensure his 6-year-old daughter will need years of therapy to quell her coulrophobia. The Youngstown, Ohio man tried to discipline the little girl by chasing her around in a clown mask. She ran screaming into a stranger’s apartment, …

When I was in 5th grade I lived in Elk Grove Village, Chicago; it was around 1973. My Dad worked for the military at O’Hare. I was an Army brat, so I had flown many times before. This time, it was me and my Grampa flying to Florida to see family. We stayed for a …

Bacon… is there anything it can’t do? Ten crazy bacon-inspired products you can actually buy. 1Bacon Bandages Heal your wounds with bacon! Wait… with bacon? The makers of the Bacon Bandages ($3.50)maybe be weird but, they are onto something. Each tin of Bacon Bandages comes with 15 sterile adhesive strips cut into the bacon shape …

1The Man who divorced his wife for being ‘too shy’ to consummate their marriage… after a year! A Tainan court granted a man’s request for divorce because his wife was “too shy” to consummate their marriage, after a year! The man surnamed Chen, a 38-year-old teacher from Tainan County was introduced to a woman surnamed …

1Miss Landmine The millions of landmines planted in Angola during the bloody civil war inspired a competition for injured women. Created by Norwegian artist Morten Traavik, Miss Landmine celebrates pride and empowerment over physical perfection. In this beauty contest 10 women competed for the title of most beautiful mutilated Angolan woman. The first prize? A …

1The Colgao This morbid lamp was created by design studio Enpieza in Spain. The Colgao (”hung” in Spanish) is hanging from the top horizontal rod of the lamp. The lamp looks very simple except for the tasteless, hanging anthropomorphic figure. Either the designers were fresh out of ideas or they are into black humor. 2The …

Mondo Pasta Tangled phone lines are a common sight on the streets of Bangkok, so Procter & Gamble decided to take advantage of how they resembled long strands of tangled hair. To promote P&G’s line of Rejoice conditioners, a large green comb was placed on the telephone lines, reading: “Tangles? Switch to Rejoice Conditioners.” Fedex …

1World’s Biggest Dog Say hello to this gargantuan specimen named Hercules, purportedly the Guinness Record holder for World’s Biggest Dog. Hercules is an English Mastiff and has a 38 inch neck and weighs 282 pounds. With “paws the size of softballs”, the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed’s standard 200lb. limit. …